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Opinion How Breaking the Silence Inspires My Pro-Israel Advocacy
Breaking the Silence, the organization of former Israeli soldiers who speak about their experiences serving in the occupied Palestinian Territories, has recently come under heavy attack from right-wing forces in Israel’s government and society. As a pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian activist and student, I have found it deeply frustrating to see brave soldiers denigrated and persecuted as…
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Fast Forward Bibi to Kerry: Declare Israel Doesn’t Commit Extrajudicial Killings
(JTA) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly asked John Kerry to publicly state that Israel does not carry out extrajudicial killings, after a group of U.S. lawmakers asked the secretary of state to investigate such claims. Meanwhile, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., the lead lawmaker making the request, Netanyahu for his initial response to the…
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Fast Forward 11 U.S. Lawmakers Push Probe of IDF for Human Rights Violations
Sen, Patrick Leahy of Vermont and 10 of his fellow Democratic lawmakers from the House have asked the Obama administration to investigate alleged human rights violations by the Israeli and Egyptian military. The request came in a letter sent last month to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, If such violations are proven, it could…
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Opinion Who’s To Blame for Israeli Soldier Shooting Downed Palestinian Attacker?
Israelis were apparently scandalized this past week by a video showing an IDF soldier in Hebron shooting a wounded, incapacitated and unmoving Palestinian who had, a few minutes earlier, attacked another soldier with a knife, wounding him. The video that surfaced on Thursday was taken by a volunteer with the Israeli human rights group B’Tselem….
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Fast Forward Palestinian Busted For Hacking High-Tech Israeli Military Drones
JERUSALEM – Israel has charged a Palestinian computer hacker from the Gaza Strip with breaking into Israeli military drone camera systems for Islamic militants and gleaning details of civilian aircraft movements. Beersheba District Court said on Wednesday it had charged Majd Oweida, 22, with designing several computer programs to help the Islamic Jihad group –…
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Fast Forward Israeli Army Drafts Ultra-Orthodox Jew After Racy Posts On Facebook
JERUSALEM — The Israel Defense Forces will draft a man who claimed an exemption from military service because he is haredi Orthodox after his ex-girlfriend posted a photo on Facebook showing them kissing. The post also described a sexual relationship between the two of them, Israel’s Channel 10 reported Sunday. The army sent a draft…
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Fast Forward Palestinian Teen Killed During Alleged Attack on Israeli Soldier Reportedly a US Citizen
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Palestinian teen shot dead as he allegedly attempted to stab Israeli soldiers at a West Bank checkpoint reportedly had dual American citizenship. Mahmoud Muhammad Ali Shaalan, 17, of Ramallah was killed Friday near the West Bank settlement of Beit El. An unnamed Palestinian official said he had American citizenship, according to…
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Fast Forward Israel Jets Hit Hamas Target After Rocket Attack From Gaza
A rocket fired from Gaza landed in southern Israel and IDF fighter jets reportedly responded with an attack on Hamas targets inside the Palestinian-controlled coastal strip. The rocket fired at Israel landed in an open area and there were no injuries, officials said. A military spokesman told Haaretz a Hamas target — Israel considers any…
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